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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7968608 | Perfluoroalkylated benzoate surfactants Provided are new compounds based on salts of aromatic acids containing perfluoroalkyl substituents. The compounds can be used as surfactants. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7317041 | Method for the preparation of biliquid foam compositions A method for the preparation of a biliquid foam which does not rely upon the initial formation of a gas foam, in which a stirrer having a single or a multiplicity of blades is used, the stirrer being operated in a manner such that at least one part of the stirrer me... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7273892 | Reversible stabilized emulsion and method for stabilizing and/or destabilizing an emulsion The present invention relates to a stable emulsion of an immiscible fluid and of an aqueous phase having a determined pH value. The emulsion is optimized in that it comprises an ionic surfactant and a polyampholytic polymer whose charge depends on the pH value. The ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7201894 | Compositions comprising at least one C1 to C22 substituted C3 to C5 monosaccharide, and their use for the protection title and/or repair of keratinous fibers Compositions, optionally heat-activated, methods and kits for protecting keratinous fibers from extrinsic damage or repairing keratinous fibers damaged by extrinsic conditions by applying to keratinous fibers a composition comprising at least one compound chosen fro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7183325 | Deforming agent and/or deaerating agent based on oil-in-water dispersions The present invention relates to novel oil-in-water dispersions which comprise a) at least one water-insoluble oxygen-containing organic substance which is solid at room temperature and b) at least one amide compou... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182797 | Fuel compositions Improved fuel compositions and fuel additive packages are disclosed which serve to increase the combustion efficiency of conventional fuels while reducing the level of CO2 emissions generated upon the combustion of the fuels. The fuels may be essentially ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7132180 | Alkyl sorbitan emulsion compositions for fuel cell reformer start-up The present invention relates to emulsion compositions for starting a reformer of a fuel cell system. In particular, the invention includes emulsion compositions comprising hydrocarbon fuel, water and alkyl sorbitan surfactants for starting a reformer of a fuel cell... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7053124 | Aerosol delivery systems An aerosol composition, which is prepared from a biliquid foam, an aqueous phase and a propellant. The incorporation of an oil soluble functional material into the biliquid foam during the preparation of the aerosol composition enables this material to be more readi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7026361 | Composition comprising ubiquinone This invention relates to a composition comprising ubiquinone having superior dispersion-stability in an aqueous solution and high bioavailability. The ubiquinone(s) is dispersed and emulsified in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble material in the presence of an... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6864292 | Defoamer and/or deareator on the basis of oil-in-water dispersions Antifoams and/or deaeraters based on oil-in-water dispersions contain, in the hydrophobic oil phase, 3-thiaalkan-1-ols, 3-thiaoxoalkan-1-ols, 3-thiadioxoalkan-1-ols, esters of said compounds or mixtures thereof as compounds having an antifoam and/or deaerating effec... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6774101 | Alcohol-free perfuming composition The invention relates to an alcohol-free translucent perfuming composition in the form of a low viscosity, vaporizable oil-in-water emulsion containing at least a perfuming ingredient, a surfactant system having a hydrophilic-lipophilic ratio not less than 10 and wa... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749673 | Biliquid foam furniture polish Furniture polishes, and methods for their use, are disclosed. The polishes are liquids in the form of a dispersion which is a biliquid foam with a thickener, where the foam is structured as an oil-in-water complex. The dispersion has an oil portion having a polysilo... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6596779 | Stable emulsion, process for the preparation thereof and agent for this purpose The present invention relates to emulsions which remain perfectly stable over time, prepared from an emulsifier comprising at least one polyglycoside, i.e. polypentoside with or without pohexoside, in which the aliphatic radical has 16 to 18 carbon atoms,... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6569939 | Polymer composition for flexibilizing building materials The invention provides a polymer composition for flexibilizing building materials, in the form of their aqueous dispersion or of powder redispersible in water, containing a) at least one water-insoluble, film-forming polymer of one or more ethylenically u... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6524396 | Agent and method for machining metal and for cleaning metal or anticorrosion treatment A process for metal cutting using a water-mixed cutting compound and subsequent cleansing and corrosion protective treatment wherein an oil in water emulsion is used as a cutting compound which contains; (I) an amount emulsifier system consisting of: (a) ethyo... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6472440 | Defoaming compositions Defoamers are the products of the reaction of epichlorohydrin and compounds having the formula II R3 (EO)n (PO)m OH (II) wherein R3 is an alkyl, alkenyl or arenyl group having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms; a substitute... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6379681 | Oil-in-water emulsions for reconstituting lamellarity of the lipid structure of damaged skin The present invention relates to a skin lightening composition comprising (a) a safe and effective amount of a compound of formula (I): wherein Z is Oxygen or Sulfur, (b) an average polarity solvent, (c) a polyhydric alcohol, (d) a solid fatty alcohol, (e... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6353034 | Composition based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, and its uses An alkyl polyglycoside and fatty alcohol composition useful as an emulsifier includes: a) 8 to 40% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside component consisting essentially of: 0 to 20% by weight of at least one alkyl polyglycoside of formula (I): R1 O(G... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6346554 | ASA size emulsification with a natural gum for paper products A natural gum is used to provide emulsification of alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) sizing agents for paper products. The natural gum can be nonionic, cationic, anionic, amphoteric, oxidized, derivatized or modified. The alkenyl succinic anhydride size em... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6277893 | Polysaccharide and dimethicone copolyol as emulsifier for cosmetic compositions A stable oil-in-water emulsion for use in cosmetic compositions comprising an oil phase which contains the combination of a polysaccharide such as animo-mullticarboxylate starch derivative and a dimethicone copolyol as emulsifier, and a water phase.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6268400 | Compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, useful especially for preparing stable fluid emulsions The present invention relates to compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols which enable stable fluid emulsions to be produced, and which contain These compositions generally comprise: 5 to 60% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6245821 | Alkyl polyglycosides-based compositions and uses thereof, and preparation of stable emulsions with improved whiteness The present invention relates to compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols, characterized in that they comprise: *5 to 60% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides constituted essentially of: -30 to 95% by weight of a mixture of ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6228895 | Method for plasticizing a composition comprised of cellulose fiber and a cellulose ester This invention relates to compositions, paper, thermoplastic sheets, and medical paper containing cellulose ester alkylpolyglycoside (APG) or a mixture of APG and polyether glycol, and, optionally, cellulose. The process of incorporating APG or a mixture ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6177480 | Agent for contact lenses An agent for contact lenses, which comprises an aqueous medium and synthetic smectites particulates consisting essentially of primary particles having a particle size of at most 200 nm, dispersed in the aqueous medium.... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6127319 | Oil-in-water emulsion Disclosed are oil-in-water emulsions containing an aqueous continuous phase, an emulsified oleaginous liquid, and an oligosaccharide mixture composed of sugar units selected from the group consisting of arabinose, mannose, galactose, glucose, xylose, and ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6090754 | Surfactant blends for well operation Surfactant compositions for wellbore operations consisting essentially of a first surfactant selected from the group consisting of alkyl polyglycosides containing alkyl groups containing an odd number of carbon atoms from about 9 to about 13 carbon atoms ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6087403 | Emulsifying composition based on polyglycosides and fatty alcohol This composition based on polyglycosides comprises 30 to 65% by weight of at least one fatty alcohol of formula ROH, where R is a staturated or unsaturated, straight-chained or branched aliphatic radical having 1 to 4 ethylenically unsaturated bonds and h... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6075060 | Trans olefinic diols with surfactant properties An aqueous composition and a method of applying an aqueous composition to a surface in which the surface active properties of the composition are improved through addition of a new class of surfactants based on the trans isomers of olefinic diols having t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6063602 | Lipopolysaccharide biosurfactant The invention relates to a new lipopolysaccaride biosurfactant, a strain of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus which produces this biosurfactant, and a process for its preparation. The biosurfactant has a high emulsifying capacity, it promotes the biodegradation... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5985801 | Oil-free water-soluble hydroxyethyl cellulose liquid polymer dispersion The present invention is directed to an oil-free, water-soluble, liquid, polymer dispersion for use in thickening aqueous mediums, particularly completion and workover fluids used in the oil and gas drilling business. The dispersions of the present invent... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5973066 | Oil-in-water aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion and method for the preparation thereof An oil-in-water aqueous organopolysiloxane emulsion suitable as an adjuvant, in particular, in a toiletry preparation such as a hair-care treatment preparation is disclosed by using a unique emulsification system including a quaternary ammonium chloride a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5888482 | Emulsifying composition based on alkylpolyglycosides and its uses An emulsifying composition comprising from 10 to 40 weight % of a mixture alkylpolyglycosides and from 90 to 60 weight % of at least one fatty alcohol of formula R'OH, where R' is a saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical having from 12 to 18 carbon atoms... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5871666 | Non-V.O.C. emulsifier for methyl esters An emulsifier composition containing: (a) from about 7 to about 15% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of formula I: R1 O(R2 O)b (Z)a (I) wherein R1 is a monovalent organic radical having... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5817254 | Free-flowing emulsion concentrate An aqueous emulsion concentrate comprising: A) a water-insoluble oil component; B) at least one hydrophilic nonionic emulsifier; C) at least one lipophilic co-emulsifier; and D) from about 50 to about 70% by weight of water, based on the weight of the concentrate; ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5750513 | Hydrocarbyl polysaccharide compositions A composition comprising a solution which comprises a hydrocarbyl polysaccharide, a non-ionic surfactant and an antifoam component, which antifoam component forms a separate phase on dilution with water, thereby reducing the foam which would normally aris... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746937 | Oxygen absorbing composition An oxygen absorbing composition having an effective amount of at least one oxygen absorbent contained in an emulsion. An oxygen absorbing product is produced by dispersing an oxygen absorbent in an emulsion to form an oxygen absorbing composition and tran... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5744066 | Defoaming and deaerating mixtures for aqueous media prone to foaming Defoaming and deaerating mixtures based on oil-in-water emulsions where the oil phase comprises from 5 to 75% by weight of the emulsion for aqueous media prone to foaming, wherein the oil phase comprises a) at least one alcohol having at least 12 carbon atoms,... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5744064 | Ketone-based surfactant and method for treating industrial, commerical, and institutional waste-water A nonionic surfactant having cyclic 1,3-dioxane and/or 1,3-dioxolane functionality which is irreversibly splittable by lowering the pH of its aqueous solution is useful in various processes requiring the removal of emulsified hydrophobic contaminants or o... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5744065 | Aldehyde-based surfactant and method for treating industrial, commercial, and institutional waste-water A nonionic surfactant having cyclic 1,3-dioxane and/or 1,3-dioxolane functionality which is irreversibly splittable by lowering the pH of its aqueous solution is useful in various processes requiring the removal of emulsified hydrophobic contaminants or o... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741502 | Homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant compositions with buffering capability A homogeneous, essentially nonaqueous adjuvant composition containing at least one spray oil selected from the group consisting of: (a) vegetable oils; (b) fatty acids and blends thereof; (c) esterified fatty acids or blends thereof; (d) saponified fatty acids or b... | 04/21/1998 |
